Commercial Law focuses on the general principles of common law, equity and statute law that have developed to deal with the needs of commercial markets. The course, like the players in commercial markets, takes a problem-solving approach to its subject matter, but also considers the broader policy dimensions of commercial law doctrines and practices. The problem solving approach investigates the way traders structure transactions to take best advantage of the protection offered by existing legal doctrines, and so illuminates the creative ways in which legal models or concepts are adapted to achieve pragmatic goals. The policy approach poses questions about the legitimacy of the strategic manipulation of legal models for certain commercial purposes, and the interaction between private ordering and public regulation in commercial activity.

Topics of study include:

1. The regulatory context for commercial activity
2. Alternative Business structures
3. Regulation of Business intermediaries
4. Principles governing tangible and intangible Property transactions
5. Managing commercial risk
6. Commercial remedies
7. Future directions and challenges